tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post2006678375527776105..comments2023-11-03T02:45:14.110-05:00Comments on I Have Touched the Sky: TSW Pro-tips: Never Re-role Your Characters!rowanblazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820814610269599162noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-83401047777689590162012-08-11T10:21:03.414-05:002012-08-11T10:21:03.414-05:00Thank you so much! Yes the key to TSW is that you ...Thank you so much! Yes the key to TSW is that you HAVE to change up your decks depending on the situation. I am reminded of a conversation I had yesterday (related to this post actually) about people who try to distribute talent points in other games in such a way that they think they are being versatile. But in the end, they're not effective at anything, because the game is designed for you to specialize. Apparently it was such a "problem" in WOW that in Cata, Blizz they dummy-proofed it by forcing everyone to pick a tree and stick with it.<br /><br />The same goes here for the decks, you have the versatility to change things up between fights. But trying to build a deck that will be effective in even most situations means you will not really be effective in any.rowanblazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820814610269599162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-81192580347409599032012-08-10T22:47:50.054-05:002012-08-10T22:47:50.054-05:00Combat is probably one of the most misunderstood a...Combat is probably one of the most misunderstood aspects of this game. You really hit the nail on the head regarding strategy vs. tactics. A player who is more apt to switch up their deck to deal with different situations will do a lot better than someone attempting to use the same build for everything. <br /><br />When I see someone complain about the blandness of the combat mechanics, I have to wonder just how far they got into the game and if they've had the chance to realize its full potential. There's so much strategy involved, even when you're playing solo. AoE? Single-target? Movement fights? There's always a reason to try and build a better deck. Throw in group play, and it gets even more complex. "Are her abilities mostly setting afflicted state? How can I take advantage of that?" Or "Hey, the tank's escalation is setting weakened state already, it'll free up one of my slots!" <br /><br />So many possibilities...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-51389857945264508092012-08-10T17:50:35.165-05:002012-08-10T17:50:35.165-05:00I'm trying to be nice about it; but yes, much ...I'm trying to be nice about it; but yes, much of this is falling on deaf ears.rowanblazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820814610269599162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-67488168233992329152012-08-10T17:49:34.985-05:002012-08-10T17:49:34.985-05:00I'm still working towards my first suggested d...I'm still working towards my first suggested deck on each character. :P I calculated the Ninja deck to require a total of 856 AP. I assume all the suggested decks are similar. So it'll be a while. The nice thing, of course, is that buying abilities in a given weapon contributes to all decks it is part of.rowanblazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820814610269599162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-29258552352878792192012-08-10T17:48:55.312-05:002012-08-10T17:48:55.312-05:00I did wonder if it was a pun but I decided it prob...I did wonder if it was a pun but I decided it probably wasn't! Wrong!Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-82510867553995315392012-08-10T17:39:41.084-05:002012-08-10T17:39:41.084-05:00Thanks for the compliment on my normal level of sp...Thanks for the compliment on my normal level of spelling, I do try to catch typos and such, though they get through more often than I'd like. In this case, I am taking advantage of English's noun-verb flexibility to shift the word "role." I'm not rolling dice, I'm choosing a role to play in the game. :D I use role as a verb all time when discussing MMORPGs.<br /><br />You are totally correct about the search screen I referred to being on the right side of the Ability Wheel interface. Yokai has a great set of guides for TSW, These piddly posts I am doing are much less formal.rowanblazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820814610269599162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-85014765450141310812012-08-10T17:19:23.569-05:002012-08-10T17:19:23.569-05:00Good stuff (although you misspelled both "rol...Good stuff (although you misspelled both "role" in the title (should be "roll") and "re-roling" (should be "re-rolling") - I wouldn't normally mention it but it's out-of-character for this blog - please delete this part of my comment if you choose to correct the spellings, or leave it in and tell me to mind my own business if you don't :P )<br /><br />By an odd co-incidence, after three beta weekends and over a month of heavy play I finally decided to look at some Deck builders today. Not that I am having any difficulty - with the sole exception of Blue Mountain I've found TSW easy-to-moderate as a solo game up to Carpathian Teeth. I just thought I was probably missing stuff and I'd proved to my own satisfaction that I could go it alone, so that was the time to take advice.<br /><br />Anyway, I went to the excellent Yokai blog and read his deck building guide and then his Starting Deck suggestions and somewhere in there I saw some mention of an in-game Search facility on the Wheel. Believe it or not, after weeks of playing I had never noticed it. I asked Mrs Bhagpuss, who no longer plays but did do all the BWEs and a couple of weeks of Live and she never noticed it either. <br /><br />The eye is just not naturally drawn to the right side of the screen, maybe. Whatever, I do think it needs highlighting. I feel a right idiot for missing though.<br /><br />As I said, I think for solo play TSW is not hard. I used a shotgun/blood build in beta that seemed very straightforward and I've used a Rifle/chaos one for most of Live. So far the only change I've had to make was to add Blades for the Black Pharoah because he kept bugging out before I could kill him and I needed better DPS. I am betting you could do most of the solo content with just about any half-decent build.<br /><br />I'm sure that changes on the dungeon content.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-64295830588997421942012-08-10T17:07:12.629-05:002012-08-10T17:07:12.629-05:00Yeah, I finally got that. I am working on filling ...Yeah, I finally got that. I am working on filling out my first deck, and once that is done I will work on a tank deck. Great post!Kadomihttp://nerd.tanklikeagirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765136501328523372.post-61641309440752804412012-08-10T16:40:40.099-05:002012-08-10T16:40:40.099-05:00Fantastic post, I've said pretty much the same...Fantastic post, I've said pretty much the same thing to a couple of friends recently (albeit not as nicely) for it to fall on deaf ears >.<Wabbagehttp://www.wabbage.comnoreply@blogger.com